Puff pastry is hands down one of the best shortcuts in baking: it does all the heavy lifting while you get to look like a dessert genius. These recipes are crazy simple but taste like you spent hours ...

When you get a craving for something sweet, what are the foods you dream about? Perhaps the icy chill of a Dole Whip from Disney, or a favorite treat from the Costco bakery? Or do you long for that ...

1 cup chopped nuts or dried fruit, miniature marshmallows or chocolate chips (optional) Line an 8-inch-square pan with aluminum foil and grease the foil with 1 tablespoon of the butter. In a heavy, ...

The pastry that cream puffs, profiteroles and eclairs are made from is called pate a choux. It is made by cooking a dough first on the stove, then beating whole eggs into it. This mixture -- which ...

While a good pie crust is in every baker's repertoire, sometimes you need to make fabulous, flaky desserts in a pinch. That's where puff pastry comes in. Find it in the frozen aisle of your grocery ...

Just thinking of plump cream puffs stuffed with sweet cream as light as air makes my mouth water. Mounds of dough rich with eggs and butter expand with air like little balloons as they bake in a hot ...

But you can't ignore the cream puff's visual appeal of a pillowy white cloud within a golden brown shell. It promises fun. The fun either of making a sloppy mess with each bite that makes us feel like ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. The first step is making the dough. It’s started off in a ...